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Xerox is an original equipment manufacturing and software company. Xerox operates in one segment--design, development, and sale of printing technology and related solutions--while deriving 60% of its revenue from the U.S. and 40% from international markets. The company is an OEM of multifunction printers, or MFPs (printers that can print, copy, and scan), focusing on large enterprise markets. Apart from equipment, the company provides post-sales services like managed print services--a service that helps to bring smart servicing and efficiencies to how employers use their print/copy equipment. Xerox is attempting to enter new markets like digital print packaging solutions and printed electronics.

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During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/yield-investments"> high dividend payout</a>.
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XRX#NASDAQ">XRX</a>)</h3>
<ul>
<li>Dividend Yield: 9.83%</li>
<li>Loop Capital analyst Ananda Baruah maintained a Hold rating and cut the price target from $14 to $11 on Aug. 14. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.</li>
<li>Citigroup analyst Asiya Merchant initiated coverage on the stock with a Sell rating and a price target of $11 on June 28. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.</li>
<li>Recent News: On Sept. 17, Xerox said CFO Xavier Heiss will retire on Feb. 1, 2025.</li>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 4.93%</li>
<li>Jefferies analyst Saree Boroditsky initiated coverage on the stock with a Hold rating and a price target of $12 on April 9. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 60%</li>
<li>Sidoti &amp; Co. analyst John Franzreb downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral on March 7. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">HP Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HPQ#NYSE">HPQ</a>)</h3>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 3.13%</li>
<li>Loop Capital analyst Ananda Baruah maintained a Hold rating and cut the price target from $37 to $35 on Sept. 5. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.</li>
<li>Barclays analyst Tim Long maintained an Equal-Weight rating and lowered the price target from $33 to $32 on Aug. 29. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.</li>
<li>Recent News: On Aug. 28, HP reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and increased its share repurchase authorization to $10 billion in total.</li>
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Company chief accounting officer Mirlanda Gecaj appointed as successor
Xerox today announced that after over 30 years with the company, Xavier Heiss has decided to retire, effective Feb. 1, 2025. Heiss has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2021.
"Xavier has been a driving force behind many of the transformative initiatives that have reshaped our company, leading us through critical phases of Reinvention and setting us on a path of sustainable growth," said Steve Bandrowczak, chief executive officer at Xerox. "I want to express my deepest gratitude to Xavier for his exceptional service to Xerox over the past three decades, and I wish him well in retirement next year."
Mirlanda Gecaj, vice president and chief accounting officer at Xerox, will serve as Heiss's successor beginning Feb. 1, 2025. Gecaj joined the company in 2022 and has leveraged her extensive experience in accounting, finance, internal audit, and shared services to enhance Xerox's financial operations and reporting over the past three years.

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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XRX#NASDAQ">XRX</a>)</h3>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 9.77%</li>
<li>Loop Capital analyst Ananda Baruah maintained a Hold rating and cut the price target from $14 to $11 on Aug. 14. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.</li>
<li>Citigroup analyst Asiya Merchant initiated coverage on the stock with a Sell rating and a price target of $11 on June 28. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.</li>
<li>Recent News: On Sept. 5, Xerox and Taktiful Software Solutions announced intent to form new strategic partnership.</li>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 3.28%</li>
<li>UBS analyst David Vogt maintained a Sell rating and raised the price target from $130 to $145 on Sept. 4. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.</li>
<li>Jefferies analyst Brent Thill maintained a Hold rating and boosted the price target from $190 to $200 on July 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 78%.</li>
<li>Recent News: On Sept. 9, IBM announced its intent to acquire Accelalpha, a global Oracle services provider.</li>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 2.95%</li>
<li>Loop Capital analyst Ananda Baruah maintained a Hold rating and raised the price target from $16 to $18 on Sept. 9. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.</li>
<li>B of A Securities analyst Wamsi Mohan maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $24 to $21 on Sept. 5. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.</li>
<li>Recent News: On Sept. 9, Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced it has commenced a public offering of $1.35 billion of Series C mandatory convertible preferred stock.</li>
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Xerox And Taktiful Software Solutions To Form New Strategic Partnership To Deliver Advanced Digital Embellishment Capabilities to Clients.

Last Wednesday, HP Inc (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/hpq#NYSE">HPQ</a>) issued a mixed fiscal third quarter report. Following the promise of&nbsp;CEO Enrique Lores that better results are coming with the AI-powered PCs ramp up and cost cuts, stock jumped 4% the following day.
HP followed the trend previously shown&nbsp;by its rival Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/xrx#NASDAQ">XRX</a>). With its latest earnings report,&nbsp;Xerox also reported weak earnings and issued a cautious guidance. But unlike Xerox that reported a revenue decline in its second quarter,&nbsp;HP Inc reported its first sales increase in two years, fueled by resurgence of corporate computer purchases and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/msft#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) deciding to end support for Windows 10, forcing its users to make upgrades.
<h3>HP&rsquo;s Mixed Fiscal Third Quarter Highlights</h3>
The printer and PC maker reported revenue rose&nbsp;2.4% to $13.5 billion.
Consumer PCs reported a 1%&nbsp;sales drop while&nbsp;commercial sales improved 8% as like in the previous quarter, commercial consumers were upgrading their equipment ahead of the Microsoft Corporation ending support for Windows 10 that is scheduled for October 2025. HP and Microsoft have one of the longest standing strategic alliances o its kind in the global industry. Titled&nbsp;the HP and Microsoft Frontline Partnership, HP and Microsoft joined their strengths in technology, engineering and other resources to develop solutions for improving productivity across the globe. But in the new era in the making, the alliance between HP and Microsoft evolved from enhancing PCs to the cloud, and now to data center innovations and emerging technologies of all sizes.The entire division reported an overall 8% increase in sales.&nbsp;&nbsp;IDC issued that during the second quarter of 2024, worldwide PC shipments rose 3% YoY as they reached 64.9 million, but the market hasn&rsquo;t recovered as much as HP had hoped.&nbsp;
As for the struggling printing division, overall sales dropped 3% YoY to $4.14 billion,&nbsp;with consumer printing sales rising 2% and commercial sales contracting by 5%. The segment&rsquo;s operating margins shrinked to 17.3%, down from last year&rsquo;s comparable quarter when they amounted to 19%.&nbsp;
Adjusted earnings per share amounted to 86 cents.
A weak short-term guidance from both HP and Xerox.
Due to&nbsp;PC pricing not having improved as much as HP hoped, and the printing segment remaining the biggest concern of analysts with a continued decline due to stiff price competition and the shift to home offices, HP&nbsp;cut its full-year profit outlook. HP guided for full fiscal year adjusted profit between&nbsp;$3.35 a share and $3.45 a share. It previously expected profit of $3.60 per share.
A brighter long-term outlook
Despite a 10% revenue decline and a lowered annual outlook, even Xerox CEO is anticipating a turnaround. Like another one of its peers, Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/dell#NYSE">DELL</a>) HP is hoping the so-called AI PCs will spur the much-needed enthusisasm but despite the good momentum, they still make only a fraction of the business. Therefore, for the good of the above companies, may the AI-era upgrades continue!
DISCLAIMER: This content is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as investing advice.
This article is from an unpaid external contributor. It does not represent Benzinga&#39;s reporting and has not been edited for content or accuracy.

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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XRX#NASDAQ">XRX</a>)</h3>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 9.10%</li>
<li>Loop Capital analyst Ananda Baruah maintained a Hold rating and cut the price target from $14 to $11 on Aug. 14. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.</li>
<li>Citigroup analyst Asiya Merchant initiated coverage on the stock with a Sell rating and a price target of $11 on June 28. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.</li>
<li>Recent News: On July 25, Xerox reported a fiscal second-quarter 2024 sales decline of 10.0% year-on-year to $1.58 billion, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $1.60 billion.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MEI#NYSE">MEI</a>)</h3>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 5.28%</li>
<li>Sidoti &amp; Co. analyst John Franzreb downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral on March 7. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.</li>
<li>Barrington Research analyst Christopher Howe reiterated a Market Perform rating on May 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>)</h3>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 3.37%</li>
<li>Jefferies analyst Brent Thill maintained a Hold rating and raised the price target from $190 to $200 on July 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 78%.</li>
<li>BMO Capital analyst Keith Bachman maintained a Market Perform rating and boosted the price target from $190 to $210 on July 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 80%.</li>
<li>Recent News: International Business Machines is laying off 1,000 employees as it shutters a fundamental research division in China.</li>
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<a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hcltech.com%2F&amp;esheet=54113303&amp;newsitemid=20240826024394&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=HCLTech&amp;index=1&amp;md5=31faa114a1f2fa3dcf2c5da2d8324b43">HCLTech</a>, a leading global technology company, today announced an extension of its strategic AI-driven Engineering services and Digital Process Operations (DPO) partnership with Xerox.
HCLTech will assist Xerox with its Reinvention, which is the fundamental and structural redesign of Xerox to position the company for long-term profitable and sustainable growth. HCLTech will leverage automation, product and sustenance engineering and process operations services—including Order to Cash, Sales and Marketing Operations, Supply Chain and Procurement—along with its advanced full-stack GenAI platform, <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hcltech.com%2Fai-force&amp;esheet=54113303&amp;newsitemid=20240826024394&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=HCLTech+AI+Force&amp;index=2&amp;md5=2065360f4e1b03d641f93cfc7c91bac0">HCLTech AI Force</a>, to deliver a unified interface that transforms the way employees and clients engage with Xerox.

Xerox And HCLTech Extend Its Strategic AI-Driven Engineering Services And Digital Process Operations Partnership To Drive Innovation With AI And Digital Engineering

Loop Capital analyst Ananda Baruah maintains Xerox Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XRX#NASDAQ">XRX</a>) with a Hold and lowers the price target from $14 to $11.

Loop Capital Maintains Hold on Xerox Holdings, Lowers Price Target to $11

During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/yield-investments">high dividend payout. </a>
Benzinga readers can review the latest analyst takes on their favorite stocks by visiting our <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings">Analyst Stock Ratings</a> page. Traders can sort through Benzinga's extensive database of analyst ratings, including <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/22/09/28888638/exclusive-study-finds-benzinga-analyst-ratings-data-yields-market-beating-strategie">by analyst accuracy</a>.
Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yielding stocks in the information technology sector.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XRX#NASDAQ">XRX</a>)</h3>
<ul>
<li>Dividend Yield: 9.81%</li>
<li>Citigroup analyst Asiya Merchant initiated coverage on the stock with a Sell rating and a price target of $11 on June 28. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.</li>
<li>JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee maintained an Underweight rating and cut the price target from $18 to $17 on April 24. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.</li>
<li>Recent News: On July 25, Xerox reported a fiscal second-quarter 2024 sales decline of 10.0% year-on-year to $1.58 billion, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $1.60 billion.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro&#8217;s real-time newsfeed <a href="https://bzresearch.myclickfunnels.com/benzinga-pro-content-webinar-registration/?utm_source=BZprocontent081424&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">alerted to latest XRX news.</a></li>
</ul>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>)</h3>
<ul>
<li>Dividend Yield: 3.50%</li>
<li>Jefferies analyst Brent Thill maintained a Hold rating and raised the price target from $190 to $200 on July 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 78%.</li>
<li>BMO Capital analyst Keith Bachman maintained a Market Perform rating and boosted the price target from $190 to $210 on July 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 79%.</li>
<li>Recent News: On July 29, IBM's board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.67 per common share.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro&#8217;s charting tool helped identify the<a href="https://bzresearch.myclickfunnels.com/benzinga-pro-content-webinar-registration/?utm_source=BZprocontent081424&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1"> trend in IBM stock.</a></li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">HP Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HPQ#NYSE">HPQ</a>)</h3>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 3.16%</li>
<li>Barclays analyst Tim Longmaintained an Equal-Weight rating and raised the price target from $30 to $33 on May 30. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.</li>
<li>TD Cowen analyst Krish Sankar maintained a Hold rating and raised the price target from $30 to $32 on May 30. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.</li>
<li>Recent News: HP said it will review financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended July 31 on Wednesday, Aug. 28.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro&#8217;s signals feature notified of a potential<a href="https://bzresearch.myclickfunnels.com/benzinga-pro-content-webinar-registration/?utm_source=BZprocontent081424&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1"> breakout in HPQ shares.</a></li>
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Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Weigh In On 3 Tech Stocks With Over 3% Dividend Yields

During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/yield-investments">high dividend payout</a>.
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Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yielding stocks in the industrials sector.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XRX#NASDAQ">XRX</a>)</h3>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 9.03%</li>
<li>Citigroup analyst Asiya Merchant initiated coverage on the stock with a Sell rating and a price target of $11 on June 28. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.</li>
<li>JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee maintained an Underweight rating and cut the price target from $18 to $17 on April 24. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.</li>
<li>Recent News: On July 25, Xerox reported a fiscal second-quarter 2024 sales decline of 10.0% year-on-year to $1.58 billion, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $1.60 billion.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/pro/register/?utm_source=BZprocontent073124&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">latest XRX news</a></li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CSCO#NASDAQ">CSCO</a>)</h3>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 3.32%</li>
<li>Needham analyst Alex Henderson reiterated a Hold rating on June 10. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 80%.</li>
<li>Barclays analyst Tim Longmaintained an Equal-Weight rating and raised the price target from $48 to $50 on May 17. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.</li>
<li>Recent News: On June 4, Cisco Investments, the global venture arm of Cisco,has introduced a $1 billion AI investment fund to support startups and enhance the development of secure AI solutions.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/pro/register/?utm_source=BZprocontent073124&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">trend in CSCO's stock</a>.</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Nokia Oyj (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NOK#NYSE">NOK</a>)</h2>
<ul>
<li>Dividend Yield: 3.57%</li>
<li>JP Morgan analyst Sandeep Deshpande maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $4.39 to $4.26 on April 16. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.</li>
<li>Raymond James analyst Simon Leopold maintained an Outperform rating and lowered the price target from $4.5 to $4 on Dec. 13, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.</li>
<li>Recent News: On July 18, Nokia reported a fiscal second-quarter 2024 net sales decline of 18% year-on-year (18% in constant currency) to 4.47 billion euros ($4.81 billion), missing the analyst consensus estimate of $5.24 billion.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro's signals feature notified of a potential <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/pro/register/?utm_source=BZprocontent073124&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">breakout in Nokia shares</a>.</li>
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Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Industrials Stocks With Over 3% Dividend Yields

Wall Street strongly rebounded Thursday after Wednesday&#8217;s slump, driven by stronger-than-expected economic growth in the last quarter, countering <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/24/07/39957034/us-economy-expands-2-8-in-q2-tops-estimates-weekly-jobless-claim-fall">concerns of a slowdown.</a>
The U.S. economy posted a notable 2.8% real growth in the second quarter, doubling the first quarter&#8217;s pace and exceeding the 2% growth estimate.
Adding to the positive outlook, the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) price index showed cooling price pressures, dropping from 3.4% to 2.6%, signaling progress toward the 2% target.
At midday, major U.S. averages traded positively, with all eleven sectors of the S&amp;P 500 posting gains. The S&amp;P 500 index was up 1%, and the Dow gained a robust 1.3%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 inched 0.9% higher, while small caps, tracked by the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IWM#NYSE">IWM</a>), rallied 2.4%.
Treasury yields fell significantly, with the 30-year yield down 6 basis points to 4.48%, boosting the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TLT#NASDAQ">TLT</a>) by 1.8%.
Gold fell 1.6%, likely impacted by the rebound in riskier assets, silver plummeted 3.7%, while oil prices rose 0.7% to $77.80.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) fell 1% to $64,750, marking its fourth straight session of losses.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Thursday&#8217;s Performance In Major US Indices, ETFs</h3>
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<tbody>
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<td>Major Indices</td>
<td>Price</td>
<td>1-day %chg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Russell 2000</td>
<td>2,252.16</td>
<td>2.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dow Jones</td>
<td>40,361.96</td>
<td>1.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>S&amp;P 500</td>
<td>5,480.26</td>
<td>1.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nasdaq 100</td>
<td>19,202.70</td>
<td>0.9%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Updated at 12:30 p.m. ET</figcaption></figure>
According to <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/pro/register/?utm_source=BZprocontent072524&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">Benzinga Pro</a> data:
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<li>The&nbsp;SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>)&nbsp;was 0.7% higher to $545.24.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIA#NYSE">DIA</a>)&nbsp;rose 1.1% to $403.20.</li>
<li>The tech-heavy&nbsp;Invesco QQQ Trust&nbsp;(ARCA:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/qqq" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/qqq" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a>QQQ) rose 0.5% to $465.53.</li>
<li>Sector-wise, the Industrials Select Sector SPDR Fund&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLI#NYSE">XLI</a>)&nbsp;outperformed, up by 1.9%, while the&nbsp;Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLC#NYSE">XLC</a>) and the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLU#NYSE">XLU</a>) lagged, both up 0.6%.</li>
</ul>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Wednesday&#8217;s Stock Movers</h3>
Stocks moving on earnings were:
<ul>
<li>Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMG#NYSE">CMG</a>), down 2%.</li>
<li>Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EW#NYSE">EW</a>) down over 29%.</li>
<li>Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/F#NYSE">F</a>) down over 16%.</li>
<li>International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>) up nearly 6%.</li>
<li>Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LVS#NYSE">LVS</a>) down over 1%. </li>
<li>ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NOW#NYSE">NOW</a>) ORLY), up over 15%. </li>
<li>Kla Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KLAC#NASDAQ">KLAC</a>) up 3.2%. </li>
<li>Teradyne Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TER#NASDAQ">TER</a>) down over 11%.</li>
<li>Newmont Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NEM#NYSE">NEM</a>) down nearly 3%. </li>
<li>STMicroelectronics N.V. down over 11%. </li>
<li>O&#8217;Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORLY#NASDAQ">ORLY</a>) up over 4%.</li>
<li>AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ABBV#NYSE">ABBV</a>) up nearly 4%. </li>
<li>American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAL#NASDAQ">AAL</a>) up over 6%. </li>
<li>AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AZN#NASDAQ">AZN</a>) down 2.8%. </li>
<li>Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMCSA#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>) up 1.9%. </li>
<li>Dow Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DOW#NYSE">DOW</a>) down 0.6%. </li>
<li>Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HAS#NASDAQ">HAS</a>) up 3.8%. </li>
<li>Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HON#NASDAQ">HON</a>) down over 4%. </li>
<li>Sanofi (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNY#NASDAQ">SNY</a>) up 3.9%</li>
<li>Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUV#NYSE">LUV</a>) up 6.8%</li>
<li>RTX Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RTX#NYSE">RTX</a>) up over 8%. </li>
<li>Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNP#NYSE">UNP</a>) up 0.1%.</li>
<li>Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VLO#NYSE">VLO</a>). </li>
<li>Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XRX#NASDAQ">XRX</a>) down over 7%. </li>
</ul>
Those reporting after the close include: SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SKYW#NASDAQ">SKYW</a>), Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JNPR#NYSE">JNPR</a>), Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DECK#NYSE">DECK</a>), Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BYD#NYSE">BYD</a>), BJ&#8217;s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BJRI#NASDAQ">BJRI</a>) and VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VRSN#NASDAQ">VRSN</a>).
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Xerox Holdings Corp&nbsp;(NASDAQ:&nbsp;XRX) reported a fiscal second-quarter 2024 sales decline of 10.0% year-on-year to $1.58 billion, missing the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/07/b39952774/xerox-releases-second-quarter-results" rel="noreferrer noopener">analyst consensus estimate of $1.60 billion</a>.&nbsp;The stock dropped after the print on Thursday.
Revenues declined 9.6% at constant currency. Adjusted EPS of $0.29 missed the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/earnings" rel="noreferrer noopener">analyst&nbsp;consensus estimate of $0.43</a>.&nbsp;
Equipment sales decreased by 15.2%, while post-sale revenue declined by 8.4%.&nbsp;
Gross margin declined 100 basis points Y/Y to 33.0%. The equipment margin&nbsp;fell by 70 bps to 34.5%.&nbsp;The post-sale&nbsp;margin decreased by 110 bps to 32.5%.
The company reported an adjusted operating income of $85 million, compared to $107 million last year, and the margin declined 70 basis points to 5.4%.
Xerox held $485 million in cash and equivalents as of June 30, 2024. Operating cash flow for the quarter totaled $123 million, with a free cash flow of $115 million.
&#8220;The comprehensive and strategic operating model changes implemented in Q1 caused a short period of disruption but are delivering the intended improvements in financial results. Adjusted operating income margin, free cash flow and revenue trajectory improved sequentially in Q2. Momentum in orders, enhanced sales operations and new product initiatives are expected to drive a return to revenue growth in the second half of the year,&#8221; CEO Steve Bandrowczak said.
FY24 Outlook: The company&nbsp;expects revenue of $6.47 billion &#8211; $6.54 billion (<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/04/38383310/xerox-loses-steam-in-q1-stock-dips" rel="noreferrer noopener">prior $6.54 billion&nbsp;– $6.68 billion</a>) vs.&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/guidance" rel="noreferrer noopener">consensus of $6.45 billion</a>.&nbsp;The company projected a&nbsp;free cash flow guidance of $550 million &#8211; $600 million (versus prior $600 million).
Xerox maintained an adjusted operating margin outlook of $6.5% &#8211; 7.5% (versus prior 7.5%).
In June, Citi initiated coverage on Xerox Holdings with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/XRX/analyst-ratings" rel="noreferrer noopener">a Sell rating</a> and a price target of $11. The stock has lost 28% in the last 12 months.
Price Action: XRX shares traded lower by 8.15% at $10.82 at last check on Thursday.
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Xerox Q2 Revenue Declines 10%, Cuts Annual Outlook, But CEO Anticipates Turnaround

Sentiment continues to be jittery, with the major index futures priming for a lower opening on Thursday as traders look ahead to the first read of second-quarter GDP data and more earnings. The tech space could once again drag the broader market after a few disappointing earnings reports from the likes of Franco-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/STM#NYSE">STM</a>), which predominantly supplies to the automotive end market, and semiconductor test-equipment company Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TER#NASDAQ">TER</a>).
Traders may also stay glued to second-quarter GDP data to confirm the slowdown suggested by some recent data does not point to a hard landing. That said, bond yields are dipping as the market, factoring in not-so-positive economic data, and commodities are moving to the downside.
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In premarket trading on Thursday, the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) moved down 0.24% to $539.94, while the Invesco QQQ ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>) fell 0.43% to $461.40, according to <a href="https://benzinga.grsm.io/lxquj26b2sag" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Pro data</a>. Cues From Last Session:
Mega-cap earnings proved to be the undoing of the market on Wednesday, triggering an across-the-board sell-off. The major indices opened lower, with the sell-off intensifying in early trading after S&amp;P Global&#8217;s manufacturing purchasing managers&#8217; index unexpectedly fell into contraction territory and new home sales for June unexpectedly declined.
The key averages declined steadily through the session before closing the day notably lower. The S&amp;P 500 Index and the Nasdaq pulled back to their lowest closes since June 12 and June 11, respectively, while the 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average fell to a nearly two-week low. 
On a percentage basis, the S&amp;P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite indices posted their worst performances since Dec. 15, 2022 and Oct. 7, 2000, respectively, <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-futures-retreat-as-big-tech-earnings-disappoint/card/nasdaq-s-p-500-end-with-worst-days-since-2022-after-sharp-selloff-in-stocks-51c9PsIEmZRNo2D3h3Jc?mod=bnbh">according</a> to MarketWatch. 
Defensive utility, healthcare and consumer staple stocks escaped the brunt of the selling pressure, which was manifested more acutely in IT, communication services and consumer discretionary stocks. Energy stocks also posted modest gains.
Small-caps also joined their large-cap counterparts in the sell-off, with the Russell 2,000 slipping over 2%.
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<td>-1.25%</td>
<td>39,853.87</td>
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Insights From Analysts:
Morgan Stanley Chief U.S. Equity Strategist Mike Wilson in a podcast on Monday said the perceived underperformers under a Donald Trump presidency are alternative energy stocks and stocks of companies likely to be affected the most by increased tariffs. He noted that it is a widely-held view that Trump&#8217;s win in conjunction with a Republican sweep could be particularly beneficial for banks, small-caps, energy infrastructure and even industrials.
These cyclical areas that are perceived to outperform under a Trump Presidency did work in 2016 and through part of 2017, but they did even better during Biden&#8217;s first year, Wilson said. &#8220;Our rationale on this front is that the cycle plays a larger role in how stocks trade broadly and at the sector level than who is in the White House,&#8221; he said.
These cyclicals show &#8220;strong, but often not quite as strong performance in mid-cycle periods like 2016-17. They tend to show less strong returns later in the cycle like the current period,&#8221; he said.
Wilson also delved into the lower-quality, small-cap rally, attributing it to the combination of softer consumer price inflation data and hopes for an earlier Fed cut combined with dealer demand and short covering from investors on the back of Trump's improving odds.
&#8220;For those looking to the 2016 playbook,  we would point out that relative earnings revisions for small-cap cyclicals are much weaker today than they were during that period,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;Based on the evidence to date, we  would resist the urge to chase this cohort and lean back into large-cap quality and defensives.&#8221;
Charlie Bilello, chief market strategist at Creative Planning Investor, shared a graphic that showed the spread between the small and large caps, suggesting the &#8220;largest 10-day Small Cap outperformance ever.&#8221;
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">US Small Caps are up 7% over the last 10 trading days while US Large Caps are down 4%. The 11% spread is the largest 10-day Small Cap outperformance ever. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24IWM&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$IWM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24SPY&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$SPY</a> Chart of the Day: <a href="https://t.co/JHO611M8Fh">https://t.co/JHO611M8Fh</a> <a href="https://t.co/0kQXFzjpkD">pic.twitter.com/0kQXFzjpkD</a>
&mdash; Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) <a href="https://twitter.com/charliebilello/status/1816234621165518911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Upcoming Economic Data:
<ul>
<li>The Bureau of Economic Analysis is due to release the first estimate of second-quarter GDP at 8:30 a.m. EDT. Economists, on average, expect annualized quarterly GDP growth of 2.1% compared to the 1.4% growth in the first quarter. Traders may also keep an eye on the inflation components of the report, namely the annual rate of personal consumption expenditure and the GDP deflator.</li>
<li>The Labor Department will release its weekly jobless claims report at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The number of individuals claiming unemployment benefits may have come in at 235,000 in the week ended July 20 compared to 243,000 in the previous week.</li>
<li>The Commerce Department is scheduled to release the durables goods orders report for June at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The consensus estimate calls for a 0.3% month-over-month increase in orders for durable goods, faster than the 0.1% growth in May. Excluding the volatile transportation orders, that may have increased 0.2%, reversing part of the 0.1% drop in May.</li>
<li>The Treasury will auction four- and eight-week bills at 11:30 a.m. EDT and seven-year notes at 1 p.m. EDT.</li>
</ul>
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Stocks In Focus:
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<li>Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMG#NYSE">CMG</a>) rose over 3% <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premarket">in premarket trading </a>following the quarterly results announcement from the fast-food chain.</li>
<li>The other stocks moving on earnings are Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EW#NYSE">EW</a>) (down over 22%), Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/F#NYSE">F</a>) (down over 13.6%), International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>) (up over 4%), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LVS#NYSE">LVS</a>) (down over 3%), ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NOW#NYSE">NOW</a>) ORLY) (up about 6.50%), Teradyne (down over 8%), STMicroelectronics (down over 12.50%) and O&#8217;Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORLY#NASDAQ">ORLY</a>) (down over 5%).</li>
<li>AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ABBV#NYSE">ABBV</a>), American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAL#NASDAQ">AAL</a>), AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AZN#NASDAQ">AZN</a>), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMCSA#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>), Dow Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DOW#NYSE">DOW</a>), Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HAS#NASDAQ">HAS</a>), Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HON#NASDAQ">HON</a>), Sanofi (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNY#NASDAQ">SNY</a>), Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUV#NYSE">LUV</a>), STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/STM#NYSE">STM</a>), Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNP#NYSE">UNP</a>) and Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XRX#NASDAQ">XRX</a>) are among the<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/earnings"> notable companies reporting ahead of the market open.</a></li>
<li>Those reporting after the close include SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SKYW#NASDAQ">SKYW</a>), Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JNPR#NYSE">JNPR</a>), Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DECK#NYSE">DECK</a>), Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BYD#NYSE">BYD</a>), BJ&#8217;s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BJRI#NASDAQ">BJRI</a>) and VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VRSN#NASDAQ">VRSN</a>)</li>
</ul>
Commodities, Bonds And Global Equity Markets:
Crude oil futures fell sharply, dropping to the lowest since June 10 intraday, and gold futures also fell, retreating below the $2,400 mark. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) fell toward the $64K level. The yield on the 10-year benchmark Treasury note was down 6.5 basis points to 4.22%. 
The major global equity markets were swathed in a sea of red, with the Asian markets, led lower by the Japanese markets, as traders in the regional markets fretted about the losses on Wall Street and expressed apprehensions ahead of key U.S. data. European stocks were deep in negative territory, stung by the negative global market sentiment and some disappointing earnings.
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2024&nbsp;Guidance&nbsp;Update
<ul>
<li>Revenue: from a decline of&nbsp;3%&nbsp;to&nbsp;5%&nbsp;to a decline of&nbsp;5%&nbsp;to&nbsp;6%&nbsp;in constant currency&nbsp;</li>
<li>Adjusted&nbsp;&nbsp;Operating Margin: from at least&nbsp;7.5%&nbsp;to at least&nbsp;6.5%</li>
<li>Free cash flow: from at least&nbsp;$600 million&nbsp;to at least&nbsp;$550 million</li>
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2024 revenue&nbsp;guidance&nbsp;was lowered to reflect additional reductions in non-strategic revenue, including those associated with incremental Reinvention actions. Adjusted&nbsp;1&nbsp;operating income margin&nbsp;guidance&nbsp;was lowered primarily to reflect the reduction in revenue&nbsp;guidance, as well as higher-than-expected freight and product costs. Free cash flow&nbsp;1&nbsp;guidance&nbsp;was lowered to reflect lower revenue and adjusted&nbsp;1&nbsp;operating income margin&nbsp;guidance.
Guidance&nbsp;assumes growing Print demand and growth in Digital and IT Services in the second half of the year. The expected year-over-year decline in full-year revenue is attributable to the following: around 200 basis points of headwind from prior-year backlog reduction and 350 basis points from a reduction in certain non-strategic revenue, including lower sales of paper, financing income and Reinvention actions. Adjusted1&nbsp;Operating Margin&nbsp;guidance&nbsp;implies full-year improvement of at least 90 basis points, primarily reflecting structural reductions in operating expense associated with our Reinvention.
The company maintains its three-year target of&nbsp;$300 million&nbsp;of incremental adjusted1&nbsp;operating income above 2023 levels and a return to double-digit adjusted1&nbsp;operating income margin by the end of 2026.

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Xerox Holdings Q2 2024 Adj EPS $0.29 Misses $0.43 Estimate, Sales $1.578B Miss $1.600B Estimate

About <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/07/39769910/goldman-sachs-q2-earnings-revenue-and-eps-beat-investment-banking-fees-up-21-hikes-dividend">14% of the S&amp;P 500 companies have reported their June quarter earnings</a> and the blended earnings growth rate for the companies constituting the broader index remains healthy. The coming week will see the official start of the tech reporting season, which could potentially decide the fate of the market, which has seen a steep pullback in the recent week.
The Week That Was: The tech earnings season had a modest start last week with the earnings report from chip-equipment maker ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ASML#NASDAQ">ASML</a>). The stock slumped about 16%, dragged by its weak third-quarter outlook and geopolitical concerns surrounding the China chip ban. Netflix, Inc.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) guidance disappointed investors, but with sell-side analysts raving over the results, the stock did not get hammered.
Investors cheered earnings reports from the remaining big banks, namely Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BAC#NYSE">BAC</a>), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MS#NYSE">MS</a>) and Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GS#NYSE">GS</a>). A rebound in investment banking business and strong trading revenue helped the banks shore up their topline.
Of these companies, 80% reported earnings per share above estimates compared to the five-year average of 77%, said FactSet in its latest earnings insight <a href="https://advantage.factset.com/hubfs/Website/Resources%20Section/Research%20Desk/Earnings%20Insight/EarningsInsight_071924.pdf">report.</a> The average upside is about 5.5%, which, however, is below the five-year average of 8.6%.
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Earnings Trend: The blended earnings growth rate for the S&amp;P 500 companies for the second quarter is currently estimated at 9.7%, up from 9.1% in the previous week, FactSet noted. If the estimate is hit, the actual growth rate for the quarter will mark the highest year-over-year rate reported since the fourth quarter of 2021, it added. The second quarter will also likely mark the fourth consecutive quarter of growth.
Eight of the qq S&amp;P 500 sectors are expected to report year-over-year earnings growth, with four, namely communication services, healthcare, IT, and financials, likely reporting double-digit earnings growth. On the other hand, three sectors will likely report earnings declines, led by the materials sector.
The Week Ahead: The unfolding week will see earnings reports from 138 S&amp;P 500 companies, including seven Dow 30 components, Factset report said. The earnings slate for the week includes companies from the telecom, auto, steel, chip, homebuilding, defense, airline and tech industries.
Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) and Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) are among the closely watched copmanies, given their heavy weightings in the S&amp;P 500 and the Nasdaq indices. Tesla is widely expected to report a sharp year-over-year decline in its earnings per share from 91 cents to 62 cents, while revenue may have seen a much more modest 0.80% decline to $24.73 billion. The greater impact on the bottom line comes from the price cuts that Elon Musk&#8216;s company has relied on to push volume in a challenging demand environment.
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Alphabet&#8217;s earnings are important because it is the first among the AI-levered mega-cap companies to release its quarterly results, which might set the tempo for the earnings from the rest in the space. 
The stock market took a hit last week as major indices retreated from their record highs.The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), an index that tracks the performance of the Nasdaq 100 Index, ended Friday&#8217;s session down 0.89% to $475.24, according to Benzinga Pro data. The ETF is trading off its record close of $502.96 reached on July 10. The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) fell 0.66% on Friday before closing at $548.99.
Notable among the companies reporting this week are:
Monday
Before market open:
<ul>
<li>Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VZ#NYSE">VZ</a>)</li>
</ul>
After close:
<ul>
<li>Agilysys, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AGYS#NASDAQ">AGYS</a>)</li>
<li>Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CLF#NYSE">CLF</a>)</li>
<li>Nucor Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NUE#NYSE">NUE</a>)</li>
<li>NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NXPI#NASDAQ">NXPI</a>)</li>
</ul>
Tuesday
Before market open:
<ul>
<li>&nbsp;Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KO#NYSE">KO</a>)</li>
<li>Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FCX#NYSE">FCX</a>)</li>
<li>GATX Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GATX#NYSE">GATX</a>)</li>
<li>GE Aerospace (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GE#NYSE">GE</a>)</li>
<li>General Motors Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GM#NYSE">GM</a>)</li>
<li>Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KMB#NYSE">KMB</a>)</li>
<li>Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LMT#NYSE">LMT</a>)</li>
<li>Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PM#NYSE">PM</a>)</li>
<li>PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PHM#NYSE">PHM</a>)</li>
<li>Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DGX#NYSE">DGX</a>)</li>
<li>Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPOT#NYSE">SPOT</a>)</li>
<li>United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UPS#NYSE">UPS</a>)</li>
</ul>
After close:
<ul>
<li>Alphabet</li>
<li>Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COF#NYSE">COF</a>)</li>
<li>Chubb Limited (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CB#NYSE">CB</a>)</li>
<li>Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAT#NASDAQ">MAT</a>)</li>
<li>Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PKG#NYSE">PKG</a>)</li>
<li>Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/STX#NASDAQ">STX</a>)</li>
<li>Tesla</li>
<li>Texas Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TXN#NASDAQ">TXN</a>)</li>
<li>Visa Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/V#NYSE">V</a>)</li>
</ul>
Wednesday
Before market open:
<ul>
<li>AT&amp;T Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>)</li>
<li>Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CHKP#NASDAQ">CHKP</a>)</li>
<li>Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BSX#NYSE">BSX</a>)</li>
<li>CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CME#NASDAQ">CME</a>)</li>
<li>General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GD#NYSE">GD</a>)</li>
<li>Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ODFL#NASDAQ">ODFL</a>)</li>
<li>GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEV#NYSE">GEV</a>)</li>
<li>Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMO#NYSE">TMO</a>)</li>
</ul>
After close:
<ul>
<li>Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMG#NYSE">CMG</a>)</li>
<li>Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EW#NYSE">EW</a>)</li>
<li>Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/F#NYSE">F</a>)</li>
<li>International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>)</li>
<li>Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KNX#NYSE">KNX</a>)</li>
<li>Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LVS#NYSE">LVS</a>)</li>
<li>Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MTH#NYSE">MTH</a>)</li>
<li>Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHR#NYSE">WHR</a>)</li>
<li> ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NOW#NYSE">NOW</a>) ORLY</li>
<li>O&#8217;Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORLY#NASDAQ">ORLY</a>)</li>
</ul>
Thursday
Before market open:
<ul>
<li>AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ABBV#NYSE">ABBV</a>)</li>
<li>American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAL#NASDAQ">AAL</a>) </li>
<li>AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AZN#NASDAQ">AZN</a>)</li>
<li>Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMCSA#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>)</li>
<li>Dow Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DOW#NYSE">DOW</a>)</li>
<li>Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HAS#NASDAQ">HAS</a>)</li>
<li>Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HON#NASDAQ">HON</a>)</li>
<li>Sanofi (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNY#NASDAQ">SNY</a>)</li>
<li>Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUV#NYSE">LUV</a>)</li>
<li>STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/STM#NYSE">STM</a>)</li>
<li>Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNP#NYSE">UNP</a>)</li>
<li> Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XRX#NASDAQ">XRX</a>)</li>
</ul>
After close:
<ul>
<li>SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SKYW#NASDAQ">SKYW</a>)</li>
<li>Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JNPR#NYSE">JNPR</a>)</li>
<li>Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DECK#NYSE">DECK</a>)</li>
<li>Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BYD#NYSE">BYD</a>)</li>
<li>BJ&#8217;s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BJRI#NASDAQ">BJRI</a>)</li>
<li>VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VRSN#NASDAQ">VRSN</a>)</li>
</ul>
Friday
Before market open:
<ul>
<li>3M Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MMM#NYSE">MMM</a>)</li>
<li>Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/B#NYSE">B</a>)</li>
<li>Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BMY#NYSE">BMY</a>)</li>
<li>Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NWL#NASDAQ">NWL</a>)</li>
<li>Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CL#NYSE">CL</a>)</li>
<li>Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CHTR#NASDAQ">CHTR</a>)</li>
</ul>
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During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, even when markets are at all-time highs, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/yield-investments">high dividend payout</a>.
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XRX#NASDAQ">XRX</a>)</h3>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 8.41%</li>
<li>Citigroup analyst Asiya Merchant initiated coverage on the stock with a Sell rating and a price target of $11 on June 28. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 79%.</li>
<li>JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee maintained an Underweight rating and cut the price target from $18 to $17 on April 24. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.</li>
<li>Recent News: On May 22, Xerox said its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MEI#NYSE">MEI</a>)</h3>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 4.03%</li>
<li>Sidoti &amp; Co. analyst John Franzreb downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral on March 7. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.</li>
<li>Barrington Research analyst Christopher Howe reiterated a Market Perform rating on May 25, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.</li>
<li>Recent News: On July 11, Methode Electronics reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales results.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/pro/register/?utm_source=BZprocontent071724&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">trend in MEI's stock</a>.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>)</h3>
<ul>
<li>Dividend Yield: 3.60%</li>
<li>Exane BNP Paribas analyst Stefan Slowinskiinitiated coverage on the stock with an Underperform rating and a price target of $145 on May 2. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.</li>
<li>JP Morgan analyst Brian Essex maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $190 to $185 on April 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.</li>
<li>Recent News: International Business Machines is expected to report second-quarter results release after market close on July 24.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro's signals feature notified of a potential <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/pro/register/?utm_source=BZprocontent071724&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">breakout in IBM's shares</a>.</li>
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<h3>The Downside Of &quot;Diamond Hands&quot;&nbsp;</h3>
Last week, I finally got around to watching Dumb Money, the movie about Keith &quot;Roaring Kitty&quot; Gill and the epic GameStop Corporation&nbsp;(NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/gme#NYSE">GME</a>) pump of a few years ago.&nbsp;
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It&#39;s entertaining, and worth a watch, but the reason I mention it here is because it includes a cautionary tale about holding a stock indefinitely, with no thought to exiting it. The movie includes a handful of minor characters representing Redditt, Inc. (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rddt#NYSE">RDDT</a>) users&nbsp;who followed Keith Gill into GME, include one who&#39;s a registered nurse. Whenever the movie introduces a character, it shows the character&#39;s net worth on the screen and updates it later. When we meet the nurse, she has a net worth in the negative six figures (presumably, from school loans and other debt).&nbsp;
With GameStop shares peaking in 2021, a hospital colleague asks the nurse if she&#39;s going to sell, and she says no, she has &quot;<a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/diamond-hands/">diamond hands</a>&quot;. At the end of the movie, we see that her net worth is negative again.&nbsp;
<h3>Nvidia Isn&#39;t GameStop&nbsp;</h3>
Of course, Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/nvda#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) isn&#39;t GameStop. It&#39;s also not Dot-com era Cisco Systems, Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/csco#NASDAQ">CSCO</a>) either, as some have suggested.
<blockquote>Cisco in 2000 was a lot more expensive than Nvidia today. For example, it had a PEG ratio of 3.45 versus Nvidia&#39;s today of 1.48.
&mdash; David Pinsen (@dpinsen) <a href="https://twitter.com/dpinsen/status/1803324722844705139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
Yes, Nvidia is the &quot;it stock&quot; of today, as a picks &amp; shovels play on AI, just like Cisco was the it stock of the late &#39;90s, as a picks &amp; shovels play on the growth of the internet. But its valuation is nowhere near as inflated as Cisco&#39;s was, if you look at their respective <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/pegratio.asp">PEG ratios</a> (a PEG of 1 could be considered a fair valuation).&nbsp;
<h3>What Life-Altering Stock Investments Have In Common</h3>
Occasionally you read about someone who bought a handful of shares in stock such as Microsoft Corporation&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/msft#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) or Walmart, Inc.&nbsp;(NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/wmt#NYSE">WMT</a>) when the company went public and held those shares until today. What these people tend to have in common is an emotional connection to the company that goes beyond any rational analysis. For example, they worked for the company early on, or lived near its headquarters and knew people who did. I guess you could consider this an upside of &quot;diamond hands&quot;, but for every Microsoft and Walmart investor who did this, there are likely hundreds who did the same with a longtime loser like Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/xrx#NASDAQ">XRX</a>).&nbsp;
<h3>That Probably Doesn&#39;t Apply To You</h3>
Nvidia went public 25 years ago. Unless you bought it back then, you are probably not in the stock for emotional reasons like those early Walmart or Microsoft investors. So let&#39;s look at this from a rational perspective.&nbsp;
<h3>When To Sell: Valuation Versus Price Movement&nbsp;</h3>
One way to decide when to sell is to use a valuation metric, like the PEG ratio we looked at above. A drawback of that, though, is that a stock can trade at an elevated valuation for years, and you can miss out on a lot of gains that way. The approach we use in <a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/">my trading Substack</a> is going by price movement. Here are specific examples from my own trading of Nvidia.&nbsp;
<h3>Trading Nvidia Shares</h3>
I bought Nvidia as part of my trading Substack&#39;s core strategy, which is to buy equal dollar amounts of <a href="https://portfolioarmor.com/performance-top-names">Portfolio Armor&#39;s top ten names</a>, put trailing stops of 15% to 20% on them, and then replace each one with a new top ten name after we get stopped out. Using this approach, I bought Nvidia in February of 2023 and exited last April, for a gain of 259% over about 13 months (Nvidia has appeared in our top ten on multiple occasions over the last 8 years).&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Nvidia&nbsp;(<a href="https://substack.com/discover/stocks/NVDA" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NVDA&nbsp;0.00%&uarr;</a>). Bought at $230 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/top-names-2232023/comment/54278184" rel="">2/24/2023</a>; stopped out at $825.06 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/top-names-2232023/comment/54278290" rel="">4/18/2024</a>.&nbsp;Profit: 259%.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Trading Nvidia Options</h3>
One difference between stocks and options is that options expire, so there&#39;s no place for diamond hands: if you don&#39;t sell or exercise before expiration, your options will expire worthless. Most of the options trades we do in my trading Substack are spreads, where the maximum possible gain and loss are pre-defined, What I do in those cases is open a GTC order to exit at about 95% of the spread, and lower that price, if necessary, as the expiration date approaches. Here are a couple of examples of me doing this trading Nvidia options.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Call spread on&nbsp;Nvidia&nbsp;(<a href="https://substack.com/discover/stocks/NVDA" rel="">NVDA 6.15%&uarr;</a>). Entered at a net debit of $2.10 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-earnings-2202024" rel="">2/20/2024</a>; exited at a net credit of $4.74 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-earnings-2202024/comment/50106618" rel="">2/22/2024</a>.&nbsp;Profit: 126%.</li>
<li>Call spread on&nbsp;Nvidia&nbsp;(<a href="https://substack.com/discover/stocks/NVDA" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NVDA&nbsp;0.00%&uarr;</a>). Entered at a net debit of $3 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-earnings-5212024" rel="">5/21/2024</a>; exited at a net credit of $9.45 on&nbsp;<a href="https://portfolioarmor.substack.com/p/trade-alert-earnings-5212024/comment/57115778" rel="">5/23/2024</a>.&nbsp;Profit: 215%.</li>
</ul>
Those were both earnings trades. The spread between the strike prices on the first one was $5, and on the second one, $10. I placed the second trade after I started my current practice of aiming for ~200% gains on options spreads.
Currently, we have four open options trades on track for ~200% gains. If you&#39;d like a heads up when we place the next one, feel free to subscribe to our trading Substack/occasional email list below.&nbsp;
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This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels. 
Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session: 
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<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
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<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/05/24</td>
<td>$125.00</td>
<td>$31.2K</td>
<td>42.1K</td>
<td>173.2K</td>
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<td>AAPL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/05/24</td>
<td>$217.50</td>
<td>$36.1K</td>
<td>16.2K</td>
<td>77.8K</td>
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<td>MAXN</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>07/05/24</td>
<td>$0.50</td>
<td>$32.5K</td>
<td>18.1K</td>
<td>14.7K</td>
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<td>SMCI</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/05/24</td>
<td>$800.00</td>
<td>$243.9K</td>
<td>465</td>
<td>6.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CLSK</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/05/24</td>
<td>$19.00</td>
<td>$59.5K</td>
<td>2.3K</td>
<td>5.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>GTLB</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$75.00</td>
<td>$168.0K</td>
<td>378</td>
<td>4.7K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AVGO</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/05/24</td>
<td>$1650.00</td>
<td>$40.9K</td>
<td>1.7K</td>
<td>4.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MU</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/12/24</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
<td>$27.3K</td>
<td>329</td>
<td>2.9K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MARA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>07/05/24</td>
<td>$23.50</td>
<td>$65.9K</td>
<td>1.2K</td>
<td>2.8K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>XRX</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>08/16/24</td>
<td>$12.00</td>
<td>$49.4K</td>
<td>351</td>
<td>2.1K</td>
</tr>
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</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. 
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on July 5, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.2K, with a price of $156.0 per contract. There were 42146 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 173215 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding AAPL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on July 5, 2024. Parties traded 190 contract(s) at a $217.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.1K, with a price of $190.0 per contract. There were 16258 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 77801 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MAXN (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAXN#NASDAQ">MAXN</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on July 5, 2024. Parties traded 1300 contract(s) at a $0.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.5K, with a price of $25.0 per contract. There were 18190 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 14746 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding SMCI (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMCI#NASDAQ">SMCI</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on July 5, 2024. Parties traded 85 contract(s) at a $800.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $243.9K, with a price of $2870.0 per contract. There were 465 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6006 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CLSK (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CLSK#NASDAQ">CLSK</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on July 5, 2024. This event was a transfer of 4547 contract(s) at a $19.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 86 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.5K, with a price of $12.0 per contract. There were 2303 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5507 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For GTLB (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GTLB#NASDAQ">GTLB</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 564 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $168.0K, with a price of $840.0 per contract. There were 378 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4738 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AVGO (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on July 5, 2024. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $1650.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.9K, with a price of $2045.0 per contract. There were 1746 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4467 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MU (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MU#NASDAQ">MU</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on July 12, 2024. Parties traded 65 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.3K, with a price of $420.0 per contract. There were 329 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2925 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For MARA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MARA#NASDAQ">MARA</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on July 5, 2024. This event was a transfer of 3664 contract(s) at a $23.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $65.9K, with a price of $18.0 per contract. There were 1222 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2866 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding XRX (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XRX#NASDAQ">XRX</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 46 day(s) on August 16, 2024. Parties traded 760 contract(s) at a $12.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.4K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 351 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2162 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more news on unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-types/dividend-stocks/">Dividend stocks</a> are one of the best investments you can make. Companies that reward their shareholders with regular, growing payments can help to set you up for a comfortable retirement quickly.



Yet not all dividend stocks are made equal. Sometimes company financials have deteriorated to the point where it has no business paying a dividend, or at least not as large as it has been.



Even amongst Dividend Aristocrats and Dividend Kings, companies that have increased their payouts for 25 years and 50 years, respectively, will be <a href="https://investorplace.com/2024/05/royalty-no-more-time-to-pounce-or-flee-from-these-3-stumbling-dividend-aristocrats/">forced to slash their dividends</a> on occasion. Earlier this year 3M (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/mmm-stock-quote/">MMM</a>) slashed its dividend in half after raising the payout for 64 consecutive years. Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/wba-stock-quote/">WBA</a>) started the year cutting its dividend in half after hiking its payout for almost 50 years.



That makes it imperative you jettison the following dividend stocks to sell from your portfolio. Their businesses are not up to the task of supporting their payout. Particularly for income investors and retirees, these are the first dividend stocks to sell in August.



<h2>Whirlpool (WHR)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/whr-1600-300x169.png" alt="Whirlpool (WHR stock) logo on a dishwasher"><div>Source: Konektus Photo / Shutterstock</div></div>Whirlpool (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/whr-stock-quote/">WHR</a>) used to be one of the best, most beloved appliance manufacturers but it has fallen far in quality and reputation. I&rsquo;ll admit to a certain bias against Whirlpool stock after a horrendous experience with a new refrigerator (the compressor broke nine days after purchase) and the company&rsquo;s customer service (there was none). But a dispassionate view of the business and its dividend leads to the same conclusion: this is a dividend stock to sell.



Sales <a href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664024000122/whr-20240724.htm">tumbled 14% in the second quarter</a> to just under $4 billion on a currency-adjusted basis while ongoing earnings collapsed 43% year-over-year to $2.39 per share. It no longer produces any free cash flow (FCF) and its use of cash worsened to $713 million from $587 million a year ago.



Whirlpool stock is down 24% year-to-date and is 34% lower over the last 12 months. The hefty dividend of $7 per share yields 7.5% annually. While the appliance maker&rsquo;s earnings payout ratio of 80% is definitely a yellow flag, its FCF payout ratio, which is a better measure of a company&rsquo;s ability to continue making the payout, exceeds 100%. Big red flag. With Whirlpool counting on the housing market to save it, even as it weakens considerably, the appliance maker is the first dividend stock to sell.&nbsp;



<h2>Xerox (XRX)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/xrx_xerox_1600-300x169.png" alt="A photo of the Xerox logo on a storefront."><div>Source: Jonathan Weiss/ShutterStock.com</div></div>Another prestige nameplate that is a shadow of its former self is Xerox (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/xrx-stock-quote/">XRX</a>). The stock has been nearly cut in half in 2024 though it is down &ldquo;only&rdquo; 39% of the past year.



Last year was supposed to be a year of &ldquo;reinvention&rdquo; for the inventor of the photocopier. It <a href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1770450/000177045024000012/xrx-20231231.htm">seeks to transform itself</a> into &ldquo;a leading services-led, software-enabled technology solutions provider and deliver long-term, sustainable growth.&rdquo; That&rsquo;s not working out too well.



Second-quarter <a href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1770450/000177045024000035/xrx-20240725.htm">sales fell 10%</a> on a currency-adjusted basis with adjusted net income plummeting 34% from last year to 29 cents per share. Year-to-date, revenue is down 16% while it has produced losses of 83 cents per share compared to a 2-cent profit last year.



While FCF grew by $27 million to $115 million in the current period, Xerox has a five-year and 10-year FCF compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around negative 10%. So even though its FCF payout ratio is a low 25%, which should support the payout over time, dwindling access to cash profits puts it in the danger zone. It makes XRX a dividend stock to sell.



<h2>Seagate Technology (STX)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/stx-stock-1-300x169.jpg" alt="A Seagate Technology (STX) sign hanging above an office in Silicon Valley, California."><div>Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com</div></div>On the surface Seagate Technology (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/stx-stock-quote/">STX</a>) looks good. The stock of the solid-state hard drive (HDD) maker is up 10% this year, even after the big market selloff on Monday. Shares are also 41% higher over the past year. <a href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1137789/000113778924000061/stx-20240723.htm">Sales bounced 14%</a> in its fiscal fourth quarter as demand for hard disk drives was strong due to data center growth.



The need for HDDs in <a href="https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2024/04/24/seagate-technology-plc-stx-q3-2024-earnings-call-t/">cloud storage situations</a> allowed Seagate to report its first annual growth in two years. The need for power and capacity is pushing the HDD maker forward. Yet as a dividend stock, Seagate is ailing.



FCF production has declined precipitously over the past five- and 10-year periods while dividend growth is anemic. At a less than 2% CAGR over the past half-decade, Seagate shareholders are actually receiving less money from the payout than they were previously because of inflation.



Despite the minimal dividend growth, Seagate&rsquo;s FCF payout ratio of 92% puts the dividend in the high-risk category. Because FCF is the money a company has left over after paying its bills to fund its dividend, buyback shares, acquire new businesses, or pay down debt, Seagate has precious little cash available.



Seagate carries almost $5.2 billion in long-term debt. While it didn&rsquo;t buy back any stock, it paid out $585 million in dividends though it generated just $385 million in FCF. That makes STX a dividend stock to sell.



On the date of publication, Rich Duprey held a LONG position in MMM and WBA stock. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com <a href="https://investorplace.com/corporate/investorplace-publishing-guidelines/">Publishing Guidelines</a>.



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